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Officials reveal content of notes found in Loughner's home

Jared Lee Loughner wrote "Die, bitch" in a note found at his
home, a sheriff's official told The Associated Press on
Tuesday.

Investigators believe Jared Loughner's handwritten message was a
reference to Giffords, said Rick Kastigar, the Sheriff's
Department's Pima County chief. It was found in a safe alongside
other notes, including ones saying, "I planned ahead," "My
assassination" and the name "Giffords."

Authorities also revealed other new information about the hours
leading up to the Saturday shooting that killed six people and
injured 13 others, including Giffords. That morning, Jared
Loughner's father saw him take a black bag out of a car trunk,
Sheriff Clarence Dupnik told the AP.

The father approached Loughner, and he mumbled something and
took off running, Dupnik said. The father got in his truck and
chased his son as he ran off on foot.